Jakobshavn Glacier in the Ilulissat Icefjord holds the record as <a href=http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/jakobshavn-isbrae-and-ice-fjord-showing-locations-of-the-calving-ice-front-in-years-from-1851-to-2006-together-with-flow-velocity-observations>Greenland's fastest moving glacier</a> and is a major contributor to the mass balance of the continental ice sheet. According to NASA scientists, Jakobshavn is the single largest contributor to sea level rise in the Northern Hemisphere. The melting ...

Ice canyon in the Store GlacierAccording to available imagery dating back to 1964, Store Glacier has not significantly changed its front position in recent history. In Greenland as a whole, between 2000-2008 there has been 920 square kilometers of are...

By Lawrence Hislop

Glacier from aboveGlaciers store about 75% of the world's freshwater and cover an astonishing 15,000,000 square kilometers of the World. Flying over these spectacular natural phenomena can be disorientating, as in this photograph, there c...

By Peter Prokosch

Seal hunters near Ilulissat, GreenlandSeal hunting is only legal in 5 countries: Greenland, Norway, Namibia, Russia and Canada. Traditionally, seal hunting, whaling and fishing have been the basis of the economy for the local Inuit population. Hunting in sum...

By Lawrence Hislop

Leading edge of the Store Glacier, GreenlandStore Glacier is 5.5 km wide at its front and is ranked 2nd or 3rd in iceberg discharge for west Greenland at 13.2 – 17.5 km3 year. Store Glacier is one of a number of remarkably stable Greenland ice sheet outlets amongs...

By Lawrence Hislop

Aerial view of the Store Glacier in North West GreenlandStore Gletscher, 5.5 km wide at its front, is ranked 2nd or 3rd in iceberg discharge for west Greenland at 13.2 – 17.5 km3 year. Store Glacier is one of a number of remarkably stable Greenland ice sheet outlets, having n...

By Lawrence Hislop

Icebergs in Uummannaq, GreenlandThe Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world.

By Lawrence Hislop

Foggy peak in Uummannaq, GreenlandThe Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world.
Sea ice covers parts of ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Ilulissat Icefjord, GreenlandThe Ilulissat Icefjord runs west 40 km (25 mi) from the Greenland ice sheet to Disko Bay close to the town of Ilulissat. At its eastern end is the <a href=http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/jakobshavn-isbrae-and-ice-fjord-s...